New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Barneys ' internal review of accusations of racial bias toward customers absolves employees of racial profiling and places the blame on the police .

The review states that `` Barneys employees did not request , require , nor initiate the actions of the New York Police Department '' in stopping and detaining the two African-American customers who were wrongly accused of credit card fraud .

The report by the retailer reviewed two incidents earlier this year -- one involving Kayla Phillips , 21 , who was stopped after making a purchase at Barneys , and Trayon Christian , 19 , who was detained for questioning after a purchase .

Both shoppers claimed they were targeted by Barney 's employees and NYPD officers because of their race .

The report also claims to have found no Barneys policy , written or unwritten , directing employees of the Loss Prevention department to engage in racial profiling and points out the department has a formal policy against racial profiling .

Barneys is not the only major retailer facing accusations of racial profiling .

Jenny Mendez , a former New York Police Department officer who lost her job after a shoplifting , has filed lawsuit seeking $ 40 million in damages from Macy 's .

Mendez was tried and found not guilty of shoplifting . At the trial , a Macy 's detective admitted to lying on internal paperwork , saying Mendez admitted guilt when she had not , according to court transcripts . Mendez and her attorney claim she was stopped because she is Hispanic .

Mendez and her mother were shopping at a Macy 's store in New York City on November 23 , 2012 , when she was detained .

Her lawsuit , filed on November 13 , 2013 , is independent of the class-action lawsuit against Macy 's and the NYPD filed by `` Treme '' actor Rob Brown , said Mendez 's attorney , Philip Karasyk . Brown 's suit claims he was racially profiled while shopping at a Macy 's store in June .

NY attorney general investigating racial profiling claims

In the Barneys case , Michael Yaki , who serves on the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights , conducted the review of the high-end retailer 's actions and policies after public allegations of racial profiling , according to the retailer .

Michael Bartholomew Palillo , an attorney representing Christian in a civil suit against the department store , disputed the findings and said the report is self-serving .

`` I can see how they 're trying to do damage control , '' he said , `` but it 's not like police officers are just hanging out in stores waiting for people to commit crimes . They 're in stores because people call them . ''

The NYPD did not return requests for comment Wednesday .

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Two Barneys shoppers say they were racially profiled when accused of credit card fraud

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Barneys internal review : `` Employees did not request ... nor initiate '' NYPD actions

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Upscale retailer has a formal anti-racial-profiling policy , the report notes

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Attorney for one customer dismisses report as `` damage control ''